Last Saturday saw the first of 2 Vidbir semi finals take place in Ukraine. With one new judge and some returning acts, it certainly did not disappoint. Again STB broadcast the show in partnership with the national broadcaster UA:PBC.

Vidbir 2018 has started and Pur:Pur, finalist in 2016, has already been eliminated. Laud, The Erised and Vilna have reached the final of the preselection in Ukraine for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018.

Vidbir 2018 will have a lot of familiar names in the line-up. Artists like Tayanna, Melovin, Yurcash and Pur: Pur have been confirmed for the preselection in Ukraine for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Tayanna and Melovin were the numbers 2 and 3 in the [read more…]

Ruslana is the interval act of the second semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 on the 11th May. The winner of 2004 has just announced this on her Facebook page. She will release her new single during the show.

According to an interview in the Swiss paper Blick, the outgoing Director General of the European Broadcasting Union has given the authorities in Ukraine an ultimatum. They must find a solution to let Russia take part in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest, or Ukraine might [read more…]

It has been a long time since the host nation won the Eurovision Song Contest for a back-to-back victory. And despite being enthusiastic about the song ‘Time’ for Ukraine, our Ukraine-expert Sadie Trent does not think a victory will happen in 2017.

After 3 semi final shows, it all comes down to this. The host nation will tonight select their participant for Eurovision on home soil. Last time on home soil, in 2005, GreenJolly represented Ukraine with the politically motivated song Razom Nas Bahato.